The 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season consisted of 36 races. The season started Feb. 18th with the Daytona 500, and ended Nov. 18th at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was first year that the chase for the cup was the top 12 drivers in points after 26 races, and they were lined up by race wins, 10 points per win.
Here are the race results:
Final Point standings:
1. Jimmie Johnson 10 wins
2. Jeff Gordon -77 6 wins
3. Clint Bowyer -346 1 win
4. Matt Kenseth -425 2 wins
5. Kyle Busch -430 1 win
6. Tony Stewart -481 3 wins
7. Kurt Busch -492 2 wins
8. Jeff Burton -492 1 win
9. Carl Edwards -501 3 wins
10. Kevin Harvick -524 1 win
11. Martin Truex -559 1 win
12. Denny Hamlin -580 1 win
13. Ryan Newman -2677 (Highest driver with no wins)
Wins by team:
Rick Hendrick 18 wins (Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevy 10 wins, Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevy 6 wins, Kyle Busch #5 Kellogg's Chevy 1 win, Casey Mears #25 Nationsl Guard Chevy 1 win.)
Jack Roush 7 wins (Carl Edwards #99 Office Depot Ford 3 wins, Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford 2 wins, Greg Biffle #16 Dish Network Ford 1 win, Jamie McMurray #26 Crown Royal Ford 1 win.)
Joe Gibbs 4 wins (Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevy 3 wins, Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx Chevy 1 win.)
Richard Childress 3 wins (Clint Bowyer #07 Jack Daniel's Chevy 1 win, Jeff Burton #31 AT&T Chevy 1 win, Kevin Harvick #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevy 1 win.)
Roger Penske 2 wins (Kurt Busch #2 Miller Lite Dodge)
Dale Earnhardt Inc. 1 win (Martin Truex #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevy)
Chip Ganassi 1 win (Juan Montoya #42 Texaco Dodge)
Races won from the Pole:
Jeff Gordon Phoenix
Jeff Gordon Talladega
Jimmie Johnson Richmond 2
Clint Bowyer New Hampshire 2
Farthest back somebody started and won: 34th Kevin Harvick Daytona 500, Jeff Gordon, Talladega 2
Most cautions: 21 Martinsville 2
Fewest cautions: 4 Pocono, Michigan
Fastest average speed: 154.167 Talladega
Slowest average speed: 66.608 Martinsville 2
Most lead changes: 42 both Talladega races
Fewest lead changes: 9 Watkins Glen
Longest race by time: 4 hours 36 minutes Charlotte 600
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 57 minutes Pocono.
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